DB Honeybutter
DB Honeybutter
DB Honeybutter
DB Honeybutter is an LGBTQ Podcast hosted by creator Mathura Hawley. Each episode features stories of strength and inspiration in the ongoing search for our personal truth. Mathura’s journey as a gay man began in the 1980’s. He offers his experience as a survivor of child abuse, body image, bi and gay marriage, HIV, sexual assault and the straight corporate world. His own stories begin in the queer scene of old New York, to life in the San Francisco Castro, to the fashion era of Miami Beach and now Portland. Season One follows the one year GenX meets GenZ relationship between Mathura and actor Jonah Kersey, with 12 half-scripted episodes. Season Two will feature stories of survivors, people on their journey, and insight into what drives us to become our best selves. Mathura Hawley was creative director for some big fashion companies and currently consults on branding and copy for earth and people positive projects as well as editing and writing for blogs including his own.
Reverend Steve Pieters on Surviving AIDS, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Fairy Wands and Hope
Meet Reverend Steve Pieters, one of the original AIDS survivors, activist, therapist, and most recently, celebrity, famous for his groundbreaking 1985 interview with Tammy Faye Bakker that inspired Jessica Chastain to take the role in The Eyes of Tammy Faye.  We talk about Steve's long and inspiring journey through AIDS, spirituality, gay culture, the power of hope, and how his fairy wand ended up in the Smithsonian. 
Oct 5, 2021
46 min
Queer Artist Daniel Robin Clurman
In this episode, a conversation about finding your truth with queer New York Artist Daniel Clurman, who last year lost some of his vision, but seems to have found an entirely new kind. We talk art, activism, and how queer icons from Marsha P. Johnson to James Baldwin to Sylvester, inspire us with the power of humanity. DH Honeybutter features LGBTQ+ people who have overcome adversity, are changing the way we think, or are finding their truth.  Stories of inspiring people who have been through some shit.  
Sep 17, 2021
40 min
Detransitioning during Chemotherapy with Christopher Lee
In this episode we meet Christopher Lee, a transgender male who survived stage 4 cancer, only to find he had been detransitioned by chemotherapy, a frightening surprise he had to navigate on his own, and one that has turned his journey onto a path to help others, so they won't have to go through it alone. DH Honeybutter features LGBTQ+ people who have overcome adversity, are changing the way we think, or are finding their truth.  Stories of inspiring people who have been through some shit.  
Aug 27, 2021
27 min
LGBTQ Adoption with Gay Dad Brian Duprey
In this episode we meet New York Makeup Artist Brian Duprey, who explains how a hike to Machu Picchu opened his heart to a dramatic and uncharted journey that changed his life, and the life of his son, forever. DB Honeybutter features LGBTQ+ people who have overcome adversity,  are changing the way we think, or are finding their truth.  Stories of inspiring people who've been through some shit. 
Aug 26, 2021
45 min
LGBTQ Adoption with Adoptee Vanessa Mortinson
In this episode, a journey of identity with Vanessa Mortinson, a queer woman of color who shares the emotional ramifications of growing up in a large family of adoptees. DH Honeybutter features LGBTQ+ people who have overcome adversity, are changing the way we think, or are finding their truth.  Stories of inspiring people who have been through some shit.  
Aug 25, 2021
40 min
DB Honeybutter Season 2 Trailer
Welcome to Season 2 of DB Honeybutter, featuring LGBTQ+  people who have overcome adversity, are changing the way we think, or are finding their truth.  Stories of inspiring people who have been through some shit.  
Aug 24, 2021
2 min
Happy Manniversary!
A 34 year age difference, sheltering-in-place as a second date, and spending your first year together in a bubble.  Isn't that how all couples start?   A look into how an intergenerational relationship was home birthed in the time of Covid. 
Apr 2, 2021
22 min
A Twerk in Progress
Pole Dancing.  Getting cut in half.   LGBTQ self-image and the things we do to get comfortable in our skin. 
Mar 23, 2021
26 min
Big Break Mountain
Petting your boss, wrangling cats, and other ways to make it to the top.  What is a big break and how do you get one these days?
Mar 9, 2021
23 min
Lana Del Turner
Barbra, Brenda and Bacon Tacos. Celebrities and the gays that love them, then and now. 
Mar 1, 2021
21 min
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